Conservatives are enraged that Obama pulled almost all US troops out of Iraq and are clamoring for Obama to rush back in to sacrifice more American blood and treasure. Many are claiming Bush Was Right!!: Mazin is one of the 50,000 ghost soldiers who pay a portion of their monthly military salary to superior officers in exchange for not having to turn up for duty. Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi has vowed to put an end to the scam — which has weakened his U.S.-trained army in the face of an ISIS insurgency....Mazin said he struck a deal with a superior officer in 2009 to fork over half his monthly earnings — 1,100,000 Iraqi dinars, equivalent to about $950. The officer used to call me every month to receive my salary and give him his share, he said...We as officers, as well as normal soldiers, all knew that the army was filled with what we call spacemen soldiers, but no one dared to talk about it, the source told NBC News on condition of anonymity. He said that officers often divide their share and pass it up the chain to a senior level.
Posted on: Mon, 29 Dec 2014 00:02:24 +0000
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